Ashby, They also raised domestic turkeys and kept dogs as pets. It is one of the longest rivers in West Virginia. On December 31, 1862, an enabling act was approved by President Lincoln, admitting West Virginia on the condition that a provision for the gradual abolition of slavery be inserted in the Constitution. The Senate representation was arbitrarily fixed at 50 seats, with the west receiving twenty, and the east thirty senators. [10] Other tribes, notably the Shawnee and Cherokee, used the resources of the region as well. Orange in 1734 In the 1850s, geologists such as British expert Dr. David T. Ansted (18141880), surveyed potential coal fields and invested in land and early mining projects. This was made acceptable to the west by a provision that required the General Assembly to reapportion representation on the basis of white population in 1865, or else put the matter to a public referendum. This, perhaps, will be sufficient to show that after After its new President Frederick J. Kimball and a small party journeyed by horseback and saw firsthand the rich bituminous coal seam (which Kimball's wife named "Pocahontas," the N&W redirected its planned westward expansion to reach it. (Five more counties were formed later, to result in the current 55). In the election held on October 24, 1861, 18,408 votes were cast for the new state and only 781 against. 1762 - The oldest town in West Virginia, Shepherdstown, is founded. First colonial governor of Albemarle Sound settlement in the Province of Carolina and a participant in Bacon's Rebellion. The first The company sought to have a fourteenth colony established with the name Vandalia. All give reference to Virginia. Counties in the east and south were settled mostly by eastern Virginians. The wall also served to contain cattle. The area now known as West Virginia was a favorite hunting ground of numerous Native American peoples before the arrival of European settlers. October 3. It extended the vote to all white males 21 years or older. Learn more about our PARKERs in the Family Tree Database. organized: We have endeavored to not repeat the names either on the grants The members of the May Convention were chosen by groups of Unionists, mostly in the far Northwestern counties. and these survey were assigned by Hite to those who purchased of The same year German settlers from Pennsylvania founded New Mecklenburg, the present Shepherdstown, on the Potomac River, and others soon followed. Robert Hagar, Constitutional Convention delegate, quoted in, "Proclamation 100 Admitting West Virginia Into the Union", John T. Woolley and Gerhard Peters, The American Presidency Project, Lincoln and West Virginia Statehood* By J. Duane Squires Volume 24, Number 4 (July 1963), "Although early estimates noted that Union soldiers from the region outnumbered Confederates by more than three to one, more recent and detailed studies have concluded that there were nearly equal numbers of Union and Confederate soldiers. [Source: Sketches of Wood County: Its Early History; as embraced in and connected with other Counties of West Virginia. ", Corbin, David Alan. Among its many products, the shipyard began building ocean-going ships, known as colliers, to transport coal to other eastern ports (notably in New England) and overseas. Soon after the Union government declared that the Restored Government was the legitimate government of the Commonwealth, the Restored Government asserted its authority to give such approval. Under royal authority, the colony began to expand to the North and West with additional settlements. seventeenth day of June, 1730. The opening statement on the Early Land Grant page, is from the This item is available on microfilm at this FamilySearch center. When the United States Bureau of Mines was given more authority to regulate mine safety in the 1960s, safety awareness improved, and West Virginia coal mines became less dangerous.[44]. Early West Virginia settlers, 1600s-1900s Format: Books/Monographs/Book on Compact Disc Language: English Publication: [S.l.] The microfilm may have been scanned, but have a contractual, data privacy, or other restriction preventing access. McDowell and James [33] Soldiers were also stationed at the polls to discourage secessionists and their supporters. Enjoy the work of our webmasters, provide a link, do not copy their work. On April 17, 1861, the Richmond convention voted on the Ordinance of Secession. Chester, For practical purposes, the Adena is Early Woodland period according to West Virginia University's Dr. Edward V. McMichael,[4] also among the 1963 Geological Survey. only sixteen year old to be a competent surveyor, but more The Late Prehistoric (c. AD 9501650) phases of the Fort Ancient Tradition include Feurt Phase, Blennerhassett Phase, Bluestone Phase, Clover Complex followed by the Orchard Phase (c. AD 15501650) with a Late Proto-historic arrival of a Lizard Cult from the Southeastern Ceremonial Complex. On May 13, 1862, the state legislature of the reorganized government approved the formation of the new state. The first two English women arrived in 1608. It grant, it is said, that it is designed to be included in a acres, October 3, 1734, Grant to Benjamin Harden, l James McGregor "The Disruption of Virginia", pg. acres, October 3, 1734, Grant to Robert Worthington, Meanwhile, Congress on March 10, 1866, passed a joint resolution recognizing the transfer. Frustrated by bad economic conditions and what they perceive to be neglect from the Charleston government, this movement has gained at least some momentum. Win. Johnson, 298 1860-1875 Land sales FS Library film 558437-558440. Laidly, Esq., who has devoted much study to the subject. 19th century steamboats were built and repaired in Wheeling, Parkersburg, Point Pleasant and Mason City. "Crisis Politics in West Virginia, 18611870," in Richard O. Curry ed., Engle, Stephen D. "Mountaineer Reconstruction: Blacks in the Political Reconstruction of West Virginia,", Fredette, Allison. acres. acres. On the following day, the convention chose Francis H. Pierpont as governor of the "Restored Government of Virginia", elected other officers, and adjourned. Enjoy the work of our webmasters, provide a link, do not copy their work. [42] Small pockets of virgin forest remain at Gaudineer Scenic Area and Cathedral State Park.[43]. A most remarkable thing, for a boy Most of them came from Pennsylvania in the north in search of new lands. The first European settlers started arriving about 1730. [16][17] Almost immediately after the adoption of the ordinance, a mass meeting at Clarksburg recommended that each county in northwestern Virginia send delegates to a convention to meet in Wheeling on May 13, 1861. Box 6069 Morgantown, WV 26506-6069 Phone: 1-304-293-4040 Fax: 1-304-293-6638 West Virginia University. During the war, the settlers in western Virginia were generally active Whigs and many served in the Continental Army. 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Lt. 1734, Grant to Josiah Jones, 104 Industrialization in West Virginia produced conditions conducive to an organized labor . acres, 21 August 1734, Grant to Henry Willis, 2030 The Virginia General Assembly repealed the act of cession and in 1866 brought suit against West Virginia asking the court to declare the two counties a part of Virginia. Barretts, Neets, Dillons, Fawcetts If you are using a computer in the Family History Library in Salt Lake City, you may use this database by clicking here. The revised constitution was adopted on March 26, 1863, and on April 20, 1863, President Lincoln issued a proclamation admitting the state at the end of 60 days, on June 20, 1863. The grant to Buffalo were included in 1954 and attracted additional visitors. Historical Magazine. The area that comprises West Virginia was originally part of the British Virginia Colony (16071776) and the western part of the U.S. state of Virginia (17761863). "[32] Many private citizens were arrested by federal authorities at the request of Wheeling and interned in prison camps, most notably Camp Chase in Columbus, Ohio. certain conditions therein expressed, which orders were made the Branson, 1370 Some are early historic documented seeking protection closer, moving to the easterly colonial trade towns. county to be called Orange, being part of the forty thousand West Virginia was officially admitted as a U.S. state on June 20, 1863. The addition of the 14th and 15th Amendments to the United States Constitution caused a reaction, the Democratic Party secured control in 1870, and in 1871, the Constitutional Amendment of 1866 was abrogated. If you continue with this browser, you may see unexpected results. These were all factors driving its state economy and the lifestyles of residents, as well as drawing visitors to the state. is not now our purpose to continue here this discussion, but to During the American Revolution, the movement to create a state west of the Alleghenies was revived and a petition for the establishment of "Westsylvania" was presented to Congress, on the grounds that the mountains presented an almost impassable barrier to the east. Frederick was established by law in Returns from some counties were as low as 5%, e.g. Frederick County. settlement of Quakers in another vicinity, viz: the Perkinses, With Page as its first president, and largely financed from Rogers' personal fortune, and the two railroads were merged in 1907 to form the Virginian Railway (VGN). The property of Confederates might be confiscated, and, in 1866, a constitutional amendment disfranchising all who had given aid and comfort to the Confederacy was adopted. he made such surveys, viz: From Norris Berkeley County was founded in 1772 1734, Grant to William Jasper, 62 It was set up to be the center of the Virginia Colony's government and commerce. Early settlers did not find the area particularly inviting, so the population was sparse during the 18th and 19th centuries. In 1861, as the United States itself became massively divided over slavery, leading to the American Civil War (18611865), the western regions of Virginia split with the eastern portion politically, and the two were never reconciled as a single state again. The low vote turnout for the statehood referendum was due to many factors. Over one-third came from the counties around the northern panhandle. Though England eventually defeated the French, warfare would continue to be a part of life for the early West Virginia settlers, as Indian conflicts continued into the American War of Independence, the last battle of which was fought at Fort Henry in 1782, in present day Wheeling, West Virginia. give, are as follows: There were Arthur Laidley, elected to the General Assembly from Cabell County, attended the June Convention but refused to take part. Gordon Battelle, an Ohio native who sought to introduce a resolution for gradual emancipation. In October 1748, the Virginia General Assembly passed an act establishing a ferry across the Potomac River from the landing of Evan Watkin near the mouth of Conococheague Creek in present-day Berkeley County to the property of Edmund Wade in Maryland. These were Lutheran, Reformed, or Brethren. acres, on Opeckon Run, dated October 3, 1734, Grant to Neil Thompson, 139 In Noe and Shannon H. Wilson, Riccards, Michael P. "Lincoln and the Political Question: The Creation of the State of West Virginia", Stealey III, John E. "The Freedmen's Bureau in West Virginia,", Zimring, David R. "'Secession in Favor of the Constitution': How West Virginia Justified Separate Statehood during the Civil War. with Indians, with few of the conveniences of civilization, Descendancy for John Hurst: Early Colonial Settlers of Southern Maryland and Virginia's Northern Neck Counties Writtenhouse, Jacob Christman, John Hite, William Reed, McCormick, Samuel Walker, Chas. During the French and Indian War (17541763), the scattered settlements were almost destroyed. They grew sunflowers, tubers, gourds, squash and several seeds such as lambsquarter, may grass, sumpweed, smartweed and little barley cereals. This page was last modified 12:34, 25 May 2021. A long list of names is given, perhaps most of the settlers of the time. Kindle Edition. Second or third sons went out to the colonies to make their fortune, or entered the military and the clergy. Also within the region is the Laurentian Archaic Tradition, which includes Brewerton Phase, Feeley Phase, Dunlop Phase, McKibben Phase, Genesee Phase, Stringtown/Satchel Phase, Satchel Phase and Lamoka/Dustin Phase. In the 1880s, this tram and other steam machinery were used for collecting timber used as railroad ties in the railway construction along the Kanawha river. Following are the traditional Archaic sub-periods; Early (80006000 BC), Middle (60004000 BC), and Late (40001000 BC). 1995-2022 Ancestral Findings, LLC. [49], During the Vietnam War a total of 36,578 West Virginians served, with most beginning as teenagers. Edwards (2008) explores the roles of women volunteers in West Virginia during World War II. Skip ahead a few decades until after the Civil War. The governor, lieutenant-governor, the judiciary, sheriffs, and other county officers were to be elected by public vote. Beginning in 1898, Page teamed with northern and European-based investors to take advantage of the undeveloped area. The settlement of present-day West Virginia began in the mid-1700s, when Scotch-Irish and German settlers from Pennsylvania came to the area that is now Berkeley and Greenbriar counties. [22] The May Convention resolved to meet again in June 1861 should the Ordinance of Secession be ratified by public poll on May 23, 1861, which was the case. (Erik Marmor/Flash90) On Monday, Elan Ganeles, 27, was shot to death while driving near the . In addition to differences over the abolition of slavery, he and allies felt the Virginia government ignored and refused to spend funds on needed internal improvements in the west, such as turnpikes and railroads.[15]. 828 acres, October 3, 1734. By 2000, the state's improved economy seemed to be contributing to a reversal of nearly four decades of population losses. About 1714, Morgan met and married Catherine Garretson, with whom he had nine children. In 1991, both state legislatures appropriated money for a boundary commission to look into 15 miles (24km) of the border area. October 3, 1734, Grant to Richard Paulson, 834 Jno. 1 Other Early Settlers [Source documents noted] ADAMS, Ebenezer (d. 1735) New Kent county; son of Richard Adams, of Abridge, Essex, citizen and merchant tailor of London. A little over one month later, Kanawha was renamed West Virginia. Settlers increasingly branched out along the eastern coast, but it was not until the early eighteenth century that pioneers began pushing into West Virginia itself. patent or grant of land west of the Blue Ridge was made to Jost The completion of the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway (C&O) westerly across the state from Richmond, Virginia to the new city of Huntington on the Ohio River in 1872 opened access to the New River Coalfield. After the war, with the new railroads came a practical method to transport large quantities of coal to expanding U.S. and export markets. acres, on South side of the Cohongolulu, dated 3 October The western area focused its commerce on neighbors to the west, and many citizens felt that the more populous eastern areas were too dominant in the Virginia General Assembly and insensitive to their needs. Likewise, St. Albans, West Virginia, at the confluence of the Kanawha and Coal Rivers, became a point of trade. Beans in 1741. acres, October 3, 1734. There has Youll also find an exhaustive compilation of the states earliest marriages and, in an interesting twist on genealogical record keeping, two volumes of genealogical and architectural histories. Stoll, Steven. In 2011, West Virginia state delegate Larry Kump sponsored legislation to allow Morgan, Berkeley, and Jefferson counties to rejoin Virginia by popular vote. Meter. This strategy was a success, and West Virginia became the 34th of the 36 states needed to ratify the Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution. The logging industry furthered the river shipping industry. In the late 1600s, European explorers arrived and started to create maps for the territory. Following the war, Virginia unsuccessfully brought a case to the Supreme Court challenging the secession of Berkeley County and Jefferson County to West Virginia. Historical Magazine. During the war and for years afterwards, partisan feeling ran high. The Proclamation of 1763 again confirmed all land beyond the Alleghenies as Indian Territory, but the Iroquois finally relinquished their claims south of the Ohio to Britain at the Treaty of Fort Stanwix in 1768. lauds of John Mills and _____ Hobzson, dated 12 November In 1742, Robert Allen, Jno. Pudup, Mary Beth, Dwight B. Billings, and Altina L. Waller, eds. Harris. and others. Orange County, Virginia was formed in 1734. 3000 acres, October 3, 1734, Grant to Morgan Morgan, 1000 John Van Metre, an Indian trader, penetrated into the northern portion of West Virginia in 1725. 1738 but was not organized until 1743 [50] 711 of the state's citizens died during the war. Why, when Mr. Battelle submitted his resolutions, a kind of tremor a holy horror, was visible throughout the house! 1732, this part of the country settled up very rapidly, and the The grant eventually came into the possession of Thomas Fairfax, 6th Lord Fairfax of Cameron and in 1746 a stone was erected at the source of the North Branch Potomac River to mark the western limit of the grant. The population consisted almost entirely of farmers seeking land upon which they could build a home and produce a living. The first permanent settlement in the Northwest Territory was the New Englander's town of Marietta, established in 1788. 15, page 276. During the late 17th and early 18th centuries, a growing demand for beaver sent trappers up and down the Kanawha region's tributary creeks by canoe and raft. This screen shows the complete catalog entry of the title you selected. The international community overwhelmingly considers Israel's settlements as illegal and obstacles to peace. This website works best with modern browsers such as the latest versions of Chrome, Firefox, Safari, and Edge. The first settlers of the area destined to become Wood County located along the Ohio, Little Kanawha and Hughes Rivers. of New Jersey and New York 1710-1720 and Gov. Large Landowner Gloucester Richmond Stafford Counties. The diary kept by Washington indicates that there were already many squatters, largely of German origin, along the South Branch. The first Settlers of Augusta County, Virginia arrived in the 1720's primarily from Pennsylvania, Maryland and Eastern Virginia. While the increase continued into the early 21st century, West Virginia lost 3.2 percent of its population between 2010 and 2020. On March 24. Settlers increasingly branched out along the eastern coast, but it was not until the early eighteenth century that pioneers began pushing into West Virginia itself. ], [Webmasters On June 15, 1607 the fleet commander Captain Christopher Newport will return to England leaving 104 settlers. Despite local support for Virginia, residents who actually filled out ballots voted overwhelmingly to place both counties in West Virginia. was Col. James Wood, afterwards Clerk of the Court of Frederick, Hollingsworth, 472 acres, dated October 3, 1734, Grant to John Welton, 442 High Sheriff and Capt. Disputes about the exact location of the border in some of the northern mountain reaches between Loudoun County, Virginia and Jefferson County, West Virginia continued well into the 20th century. The FamilySearch Library has microfilm copies of these records, including: 1748-1912 Land grants arranged by counties FS Library film 521685, first of 56 films. Among the numerous investors were Charles Pratt and New York City mayor Abram S. Hewitt, whose father-in-law, Peter Cooper, had been a key man in earlier development of the anthracite coal regions centered in eastern Pennsylvania and northwestern New Jersey. This database is comprised of fourteen books. Then, in the late 1700s and early 1800s, more land started to be cleared to build early forts and then towns as more settlers arrived. The B&O developed coal piers in Baltimore and at several points on the Great Lakes. Paleo-Indian culture appears by 10,500 BC in West Virginia passing along the major river valleys and ridge-line gap watersheds. HAWARA, West Bank (AP) A suspected Palestinian gunman on Monday shot and killed an Israeli motorist in the occupied West Bank, the latest bloodshed in a . The Treaty of Albany, 1722, designated the Blue Ridge Mountains as the western boundary of white settlement,[9] and recognized Iroquois rights on the west side of the ridge, including all of West Virginia. To note, it took the ratification of the 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution accomplished on December 6, 1865, to abolish slavery nationwide. Building the Virginian Railway cost $40 million by the time it was completed in 1909. It was set up to be the center of the Virginia Colony's government and commerce. Members of the Carpenter family were among the first white people to settle in what is now central West Virginia, and their descendants populate a wide area today. In a referendum on May 23, 1861, secession was ratified by a large majority in the state as a whole. Complete listing of Early Virginia Immigrants, 1623-1666 (from book published 1912 by George Cabell Greer, now copyright-free) Each line contains from left to right: LAST & FIRST - Name of immigrant who came to America ARRIVAL - Year of immigrant arrival SPONSOR - Name of sponsoring person(s) paying passage of immigrant COUNTY - County in which sponsor received land for payment of passage . Hite was for one thousand and twenty acres (1,020). A master at competitive "warfare", Henry Rogers did not like to lose in his endeavors, and also had "deep pockets". He was born in Wales and emigrated to Delaware about 1712. They lived in round (double post method) wicker sided and bark sheet roofed houses. 20 Aug. 1734, see Grant Book No. From that small batch of hatchlings he named it "Little Camouflage". Lewis Starry, Robt. "Corporations lay track into thousands of hollows and pulled billions of dollars in lumber and coal from the region over the following century." 520 Add to Print List Notes Even in the 21st century, mining safety and ecological concerns are challenging to the state whose coal continues to power electrical generating plants in many other states. Morgan Morgan (November 1, 1688-November 17, 1766) is traditionally considered the first white settler of West Virginia. Nisoranger, Thos. West Virginia suffragists worked at supporting the agendas put forward by the National American Woman Suffrage Association, the National Association of Colored Women and the Woman's Christian Temperance Union in the 1890s through the early part of the 20th century. As those mines were playing out by the end of the 19th century, these men were among investors and industrialists who focused new interest on the largely untapped coal resources of West Virginia. 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